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You're right. I won't be upgrading my cpu to get 10 fps more because I already play games well above 60 fps but I just wanted to learn the reason behind this i5 vs i7 situation.

It makes sense. Thanks.

Thank you and others who responded. I understand now. Have a nice day.

Yes, they are both Skylake cpus. I meant the other specs that you mentioned here.

So, getting a lower fps doesn't necessarily mean there is a bottleneck. This is what I wanted to learn by starting this topic. But if we compare it to i7 6700, there is a bottleneck in theory, right? I mean we get lower fps by using an i5. Maybe its weaker architecture causes a bottleneck.

Thanks for the answers. Gpu load is always 100%. This is where I'm lost. Shouldn't it be lower if there is a bottleneck?

Hi, I have a question about bottleneck and I couldn't find an answer to that. There are some gameplay videos on Youtube which shows the performance of a very powerful card along with 2 powerful CPUs. Let's say the components are GTX1070, i5 6500 and i7 6700 and the game is GTA 5 which is considered as a cpu intensive game. GTX1070 + i5 6500 gets around 70 fps and the cpu load doesn't hit 100% and gpu load stays at 100%. Then there is the second situation where they use GTX1070 + i7 6700. The cpu load doesn't hit 100% again but the fps is actually higher. Can we say that there is a bottleneck here? Cpu load on i5 is generally higher. Is it the cause of this situation? I assume cpu load should be close or equal to 100% to talk about a bottleneck situation. Thanks in advance and sorry for my English.